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where do you set that up in a very large city? >> that's a good question, because the one i ran here was two months ago and it was out in burr ridge. one of our practices is we use willow building the sweat lodges. so i say it took me five hours to find willow in chicago. and i looked all over, around the rivers, and i finally found it. but there's other places, out in the suburbs. one of the hardest things is finding wood, wood to burn. more or less, they want to buy the wood, and i say we should go and cut the wood and - but it can be done, nothing can be stopped. we'll always be, i'll be running a sweat here, hopefully, by saturday. >> warren, have you been in here yet? >> yeah. i was wondering if native americans have developed some pool of mythic stories about the coming of western man to united states, for example? have they - is there anything in the myths that spoke to that? >> well, there's nothing- the way i was raised and brought up is we're all here together now. i hold no grudges against nobody. as far as the stories
where do you set that up in a very large city? >> that's a good question, because the one i ran here was two months ago and it was out in burr ridge. one of our practices is we use willow building the sweat lodges. so i say it took me five hours to find willow in chicago. and i looked all over, around the rivers, and i finally found it. but there's other places, out in the suburbs. one of the hardest things is finding wood, wood to burn. more or less, they want to buy the wood, and i say...
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cities tted around the coasine. narrator: to a sithis situation have a smallcontinues today. cities in the offices of mitsui, people handle the processing and export of iron ore, coal, metals, chemicals, food, naturagas and wood chips. and they do it all without setting foot outside of australia's largest city, sydney. inll, three-quarters of the pution live in cities, making australia o ofthe ms in the world. kevin o'connor has eloredftthe s of theewarge cities that lie on the edge of the connent. in effect, from the earestimes the cities were controlling the country, but the cities themselves depended upon the export markets d coact with thstf world. sohe cies on the australian coast were the gatewayities. ey providee connection and they provided linkagesst between those markets and the restf rural australia. narrator: australia's european settlement began with the wool industry. within 5years, sheep grazers had opened up huge tracts of land in search of new pastures. the new land was well suited to wool productio
cities tted around the coasine. narrator: to a sithis situation have a smallcontinues today. cities in the offices of mitsui, people handle the processing and export of iron ore, coal, metals, chemicals, food, naturagas and wood chips. and they do it all without setting foot outside of australia's largest city, sydney. inll, three-quarters of the pution live in cities, making australia o ofthe ms in the world. kevin o'connor has eloredftthe s of theewarge cities that lie on the edge of the...
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if somebody's living in a large city, and they want to go to a specialized medical center such as ours, they may have to travel twenty or thirty miles. well, you can't go back and forth if you've had a chemotherapy treatment on your own. somebody has to take you. so the family is critical. cindy: i hated chemo. it hurt me. it made me sick. i really was not thrilled with my oncologist, and i just remember saying one day, "i'm just not going to go. nobody can make me go. i don't like this," and through a series of misadventures, my little sister, who i think is the only person on the planet who's tougher than i am, showed up at my doorstep, and said, "we are going to chemo now." and basically hauled me by the scruff of my neck down there. and it was an incredibly great thing for her to have done. dr. ganz: patients need someone... who they can share their fears and their concerns with. and they often do this with a close friend, or a family member, and often that person becomes a real kind of sounding board for testing out... "am i being overly concerned about this?", or... "should i be
if somebody's living in a large city, and they want to go to a specialized medical center such as ours, they may have to travel twenty or thirty miles. well, you can't go back and forth if you've had a chemotherapy treatment on your own. somebody has to take you. so the family is critical. cindy: i hated chemo. it hurt me. it made me sick. i really was not thrilled with my oncologist, and i just remember saying one day, "i'm just not going to go. nobody can make me go. i don't like...
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city that coaches didn't let the kids during p.e., that they had, they didn't let them go out on the playground because the playground was dangerous. p.e. was inside and so the activities that they did was a lot of calisthenics, sit-ups, push-ups, things like that. catherine parrish: i hear lots of stories when i see these kids for check-ups, and many of them are overweight, about how, "i'd like to play a sport but my school doesn't have that." "i can't get to the program. it's on the other side of town." "it's not safe to ride a bike in my neighborhood." "i can't... my bike got stolen. i haven't been able to ride one since that." "my mom won't let me play basketball at the schoolyard because it's not safe." there's going to be a lot of what we as a society, as parents, as individuals, construct for our children, and the kinds of environments that we create for kids to be physically active, despite that fact that there's going to be a great deal of genetic difference from child to child. a few of them are going to become great athletes-- most won't. but many will benefit from what we
city that coaches didn't let the kids during p.e., that they had, they didn't let them go out on the playground because the playground was dangerous. p.e. was inside and so the activities that they did was a lot of calisthenics, sit-ups, push-ups, things like that. catherine parrish: i hear lots of stories when i see these kids for check-ups, and many of them are overweight, about how, "i'd like to play a sport but my school doesn't have that." "i can't get to the program. it's...
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. >> in the caesarian title, schilling has devastated large parts of the city, including a large suburbs. the rebels say they have also made gains in eastern syria. fighters say they have captured this oil field. tens of thousands of mainly sunni iraqis turned out to protest the government. they are accusing maliki of marginalizing sunni leaders. >> a sea of people gathering in the provincial capital. and there is mounting a, and mistrust of the government is -- anger is mounting, and protest of the government is deep. they have been protesting a week and are not going anywhere. >> our enemy once this gathering to be dispersed. this injustice is not only happening on the sunni, but our shia brothers as well. >> among the demands is an end to perceived discrimination. >> this government is targeting sunnis on purpose. they fear no god, and we do not trust them. >> these protesters are very angry. they are raising their demands every day. they are now calling to topple the government of newry maliki. they want the government to release the prisoners and to end the injustice in this country
. >> in the caesarian title, schilling has devastated large parts of the city, including a large suburbs. the rebels say they have also made gains in eastern syria. fighters say they have captured this oil field. tens of thousands of mainly sunni iraqis turned out to protest the government. they are accusing maliki of marginalizing sunni leaders. >> a sea of people gathering in the provincial capital. and there is mounting a, and mistrust of the government is -- anger is mounting,...
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delhi sits on the banks of two large rivers, catal city for aongsuccess, the ganges aheamuna. delhi s fomamanyea its lonvarious peoplesfnks have left their mark on delhi. for instance, remnants of the islamic domination that started in the 12th century can be seen in old delhi. new delhi was built in the british colonial period at the end of the 19th century. its tidy grid-line streets and office buildings offer a sharp contrast to the narrow, bustling streets of old delhi. today the power that is shaping delhi is economics. beginning in the early 1900s, india made a strong push toward liberalizing its economy. with its strong international ties, s be quick keeping pace with the changing environment. products a coming in frombroad, and on their srttails comeele. with the changing environment. delhi's life-sty is cngg a. ( bus horn blaring ) drawn by the appeal of the city and the liberalized economy, more and more people are moving to delhi from the countryside. however, moving to the city does not necessarily mean that you can find work there. woman: they come to delhi expect
delhi sits on the banks of two large rivers, catal city for aongsuccess, the ganges aheamuna. delhi s fomamanyea its lonvarious peoplesfnks have left their mark on delhi. for instance, remnants of the islamic domination that started in the 12th century can be seen in old delhi. new delhi was built in the british colonial period at the end of the 19th century. its tidy grid-line streets and office buildings offer a sharp contrast to the narrow, bustling streets of old delhi. today the power that...
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i'm listening. [ narrator ] in cities large and small, in countries around the world, gangs have become an unfortunate aspect of modern life. gangs exist for a couple of reasons. one, they provide a sense of belonging a sense of status, a sense of family protection and a safe harbor... for youngsters who have become alienated, who have developed a low self-esteem, see life as basically being hopeless... and are looking for a place to be accepted. it's good to be in a gang because of the money and the power. they are my family right here. i'm th them evy day, and they're with me all the way. we belong together. as a seventh grader, manaia petaia was involved with a gang called the s.o.s. but today, he's teaching children to resist the temptation... of gang membership. what made the difference for him ? a very determined volleyball coach. a lot of the kids that i hung out with... were involved in gangs. and i truly believe that if mr. muenzer didn't take the time... to work with not only myself but the rest of my family and friends, we would probably be involved in gangs... or, you know,
i'm listening. [ narrator ] in cities large and small, in countries around the world, gangs have become an unfortunate aspect of modern life. gangs exist for a couple of reasons. one, they provide a sense of belonging a sense of status, a sense of family protection and a safe harbor... for youngsters who have become alienated, who have developed a low self-esteem, see life as basically being hopeless... and are looking for a place to be accepted. it's good to be in a gang because of the money...
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i'm listening. [ narrator ] in cities large and small, in countries around the world, gangs have become an unfortunate aspect of modern life. gangs exist for a couple of reasons. one, they provide a sense of belonging a sense of status, a sense of family protection and a safe harbor... for youngsters who have become alienated, who have developed a low self-esteem, see life as basically being hopeless... and are looking for a place to be accepted. it's good to be in a gang because of the money and the power. they are my family right here. i'm with them evy day, and they're with me all the way. we belong together. as a seventh grader, manaia petaia was involved with a gang called the s.o.s. but today, he's teaching children to resist the temptation... of gang membership. what made the difference for him ? a very determined volleyball coach. a lot of the kids that i hung out with... were involved in gangs. and i truly believe that if mr. muenzer didn't take the time... to work with not only myself but the rest of my family and friends, we would probably be involved in gangs... or, you know
i'm listening. [ narrator ] in cities large and small, in countries around the world, gangs have become an unfortunate aspect of modern life. gangs exist for a couple of reasons. one, they provide a sense of belonging a sense of status, a sense of family protection and a safe harbor... for youngsters who have become alienated, who have developed a low self-esteem, see life as basically being hopeless... and are looking for a place to be accepted. it's good to be in a gang because of the money...
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a mber of very large muinatnal corporat, for example, have located in aund ho chi minh city a mber of very large and employ hundreds of thousan of vietnamese toork in their factories. vietnam has tried to encourage partnerships with vietnamese state-owned enterpses vietnam has tried and private multinatiolsships to set up jointly owned factories. shoes, clothing,aints, chemicals, radios-- i mean, you name it, th're doing it. narrator: ho chi minh city is the ce industry's center as well. rice from the provinces arrives at places like the bi tay mill. in 199became the first mill in vietnam to supply rice to the united states, where this shipment is headed. other shipments goe to the middle eastates, and elsewhere in asia. daniere: it's a wonderfully located city in terms of export potential. it's ideally located to ship things in and out. narrator: vietnam has successfully transformed its rice industry by establishing clear rights of control over land, by making effective use of irrigation and by ensuring ready access to world markets. anperhaps stmportantly, it's due tthe rts of farmi
a mber of very large muinatnal corporat, for example, have located in aund ho chi minh city a mber of very large and employ hundreds of thousan of vietnamese toork in their factories. vietnam has tried to encourage partnerships with vietnamese state-owned enterpses vietnam has tried and private multinatiolsships to set up jointly owned factories. shoes, clothing,aints, chemicals, radios-- i mean, you name it, th're doing it. narrator: ho chi minh city is the ce industry's center as well. rice...
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in another case, there was a young rape victim, who lived in a large eastern city where she should have been able to receive the care she needed. her care was delayed. she could not receive the care in her home state. when dr. tiller heard about her case, he offered to take care of per. when this very young rape survivor went to wichita with her parents, she was greeted by dr. tiller and his entire staff with pink t-shirts with yellow lettering saying, friends of annie. we hear story after story of the incredible compassion that people were treated with, the excellent care that they received from dr. tiller and his staff. he was a remarkable position and we miss him every day. >> talk about what happened three years ago. who is scott roeder? >> we had an extremist who had been planning to murder dr. tiller for a number of years, based on his own testimony. he went to dr. tiller's church twice prior to and being able to carry out his assassination attempt. his testimony was absolutely chilling it. this is a position that was targeted, as you mentioned in your earlier remarks, and he put
in another case, there was a young rape victim, who lived in a large eastern city where she should have been able to receive the care she needed. her care was delayed. she could not receive the care in her home state. when dr. tiller heard about her case, he offered to take care of per. when this very young rape survivor went to wichita with her parents, she was greeted by dr. tiller and his entire staff with pink t-shirts with yellow lettering saying, friends of annie. we hear story after...
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. >> the government has been trying to put off protesters by sealing off large parts of the city and closing off metro stations. hundreds of armed police and riot troops are on duty. but the protests are spreading beyond the capital. there are vigils and demonstrations across the country. rape is the fastest growing crime in india, an incident reported every 20 minutes, yet the issue has largely been ignored by the authorities until now. violence against women in india is making news around the world and the politicians are not taking -- paying attention. they say that this young woman's death will not be in vain. she is being called out in the his daughter, but she spent her final hours at a hospital in singapore. she suffered from severe organ failure as a result of her terrible injuries. >> her family is shattered by this development. at the same time, they realized it the best medical attention was provided to hurt and in the and it was the scale of the injuries that was too much. >> her body is being flown back from singapore for last rites as india which for the arrival of the
. >> the government has been trying to put off protesters by sealing off large parts of the city and closing off metro stations. hundreds of armed police and riot troops are on duty. but the protests are spreading beyond the capital. there are vigils and demonstrations across the country. rape is the fastest growing crime in india, an incident reported every 20 minutes, yet the issue has largely been ignored by the authorities until now. violence against women in india is making news...
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it's largely about regions. these mexicans are not just crossing the border of two cities, or even two countries. they are leaving the developing region of latin america to enter the developed region of north america. officer: 10-4, take a left right there, and it looks like you've got them bushed-up. narrator: the border guards' technology peels away the cover of night, revealing the telltale thermal image of these illegals hiding under a bush. officer: they'll be in those bushes right there. busted: undocumented immigrants responding to u.s. demand for cheap mexican labor. this group did not include concha. officer ( over radio ): 10-4, guys-- good job, good job. narrator: 7:00 a.m. on the u.s. side at concha's rendezvous. did she make it? the border patrol is everywhere. concha never showed up. did they catch her at the border? back in anapra, a neighbor cares for young alexi. the older children got themselves up and off to their own school, here in ciudad juarez. but the fate of these kids-- indeed, their wh
it's largely about regions. these mexicans are not just crossing the border of two cities, or even two countries. they are leaving the developing region of latin america to enter the developed region of north america. officer: 10-4, take a left right there, and it looks like you've got them bushed-up. narrator: the border guards' technology peels away the cover of night, revealing the telltale thermal image of these illegals hiding under a bush. officer: they'll be in those bushes right there....
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a large agricultural surplus. although most remained farmers, irrigation freed some 30,000 to 40,000 people to pursue other jobs like making clay figurines. but it was not clay sculpture that transformed teotihuacan into an economic superpower. it was another material -- obsidian, a natural volcanic glass whose edge was as sharp as a razor. obsidian was the knife of the ancient world. 30 miles north of teotihuacan, archaeologists have discovered the major source of obsidian in a place called pachuca. this is alejandro pastna of the mexican institute of anthropology and history, and his colleague rafael cruz. they have come here to map the locations of ancient mines. let's go. [ glass crunching ] obsidian fragments litter the surface, the refuse of thousands of years of mining activity. the glass that formed here by nature was especially prized by the ancients because of a unique quality. interpreter: this obsidian was only formed in this deposit. most obsidian is black or gray, but the green and the golden green i
a large agricultural surplus. although most remained farmers, irrigation freed some 30,000 to 40,000 people to pursue other jobs like making clay figurines. but it was not clay sculpture that transformed teotihuacan into an economic superpower. it was another material -- obsidian, a natural volcanic glass whose edge was as sharp as a razor. obsidian was the knife of the ancient world. 30 miles north of teotihuacan, archaeologists have discovered the major source of obsidian in a place called...
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the city offered them incentives to move into neighborhoods they had once ignored. the hope is to bring greater convenience and competitive prices, while anchoring this small shopping center. an intangible result of empowermt zone funding is more cultural and psychological. neigorod and ethnic pride is part of the strategy to promote self-sufficiency and growth. it's a spirit u can feel in places like the popular la cocina restaurant at merengue. this project is like a dream come true. narrator: hector piña is part of the sizable latino community here, and with feder loans and grants, la cocina will expand from 22 seats into this adjacent space for 90. most of the contractors are local, so what we did was, we tried to recycle the money within the community. narrator: in 1999, as the first empowerment zone funds start to really pay off, ston gets more great news. they are awarded the full $100 million first prize the u.s. government, ong with4 other u.s. cies. and to put information in the database... narrator: now the emphasis is less on buildings and more on human
the city offered them incentives to move into neighborhoods they had once ignored. the hope is to bring greater convenience and competitive prices, while anchoring this small shopping center. an intangible result of empowermt zone funding is more cultural and psychological. neigorod and ethnic pride is part of the strategy to promote self-sufficiency and growth. it's a spirit u can feel in places like the popular la cocina restaurant at merengue. this project is like a dream come true....
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there's a large community of spanish-speaking in this city. it is an asset that you be able to speak spanish. i need a c.d.l. on adam. fighting crime is interpreted as arresting people and writing tickets. but i think the main role is to deter crime, in other words, to see if we can keep society moving without taking people to jail. how much you use of that today ? a little bit of coke. a little bit of coke ? well, be careful not to be around here anymore, okay ? take care. in my beat, there's a lot of people that know me by name. - what's up ? - hey, how you doing ? yeah, i've arrived. oh ! i would like to be considered in the community... as an officer they can look up to and say if you tell tony he'll be able to help you. if you want to hear the truth, he'll tell it like it is. he's the fairest liceman in town... that i met in my 35 years of being in riverside. it's a pleasure to come here. they treat me as an individual instead of as a policeman. as you notice, they're not calling me officer or policeman. they call me mr. garcia. that's wh
there's a large community of spanish-speaking in this city. it is an asset that you be able to speak spanish. i need a c.d.l. on adam. fighting crime is interpreted as arresting people and writing tickets. but i think the main role is to deter crime, in other words, to see if we can keep society moving without taking people to jail. how much you use of that today ? a little bit of coke. a little bit of coke ? well, be careful not to be around here anymore, okay ? take care. in my beat, there's...
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archaeologists believe the king of each maya city probably controlled a large piece of the best farm land -- land that could produce a surplus beyond the needs of his royal household. but no maya king controlled a large food producing system like the aztec chinampas. consequently, the real power of maya kings was limited. so it was natural that they sought to control their subjects in other ways. one of those ways is being explored by honduran archaeologist ricardo agurcia. agurcia is tunneling in the ruins of a huge pyramid built by the last king of copan. he believes the pyramid may contain a more complete building of an earlier king. he first drove one tunnel northward from the main shaft and discovered the remains of a wall. these are the remains of earlier building on the acropolis. behind one of the walls, agurcia found another, and followed it farther inward and upward toward the heart of the pyramid. agurcia: the next thing we knew, we hit this incredible building. keach: what agurcia found astounded him -- the roof of a buried building, decorated with elaborate plaster sculp
archaeologists believe the king of each maya city probably controlled a large piece of the best farm land -- land that could produce a surplus beyond the needs of his royal household. but no maya king controlled a large food producing system like the aztec chinampas. consequently, the real power of maya kings was limited. so it was natural that they sought to control their subjects in other ways. one of those ways is being explored by honduran archaeologist ricardo agurcia. agurcia is tunneling...
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this is largely due to housing issues. >> absolutely. in new york city, we have more than 43,000 people a night in shelters. it is a 10% increase from last year, 40% increase from when mayor bloomberg took office 10 years ago. across the country, we see rising family homelessness. it is very much against the stereotyped many americans have. they still picture a homeless man panhandling. in york city, it is most likely to be a mom and her kids through the >> the advantage program, when they're put back into shelters, the amount of money that is spent on sheltering them in shelters is more than if they had subsidies for their apartments. >> absolutely. it costs $36,000 a year to shelter a homeless family in new york city. a rental vouchers in comparison with the $10,000. this has been the fundamental literacy of the homeless policy for many years -- lunacy of the homeless policy for many years. the mayor bloomberg has refused for years to utilize federal housing programs, which we know or to reduce homelessness, have worked even under revi
this is largely due to housing issues. >> absolutely. in new york city, we have more than 43,000 people a night in shelters. it is a 10% increase from last year, 40% increase from when mayor bloomberg took office 10 years ago. across the country, we see rising family homelessness. it is very much against the stereotyped many americans have. they still picture a homeless man panhandling. in york city, it is most likely to be a mom and her kids through the >> the advantage program,...
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now, under economic privatization, it is not clear if the remote city of bratsk can survive without large subsidies from a distant national government. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
now, under economic privatization, it is not clear if the remote city of bratsk can survive without large subsidies from a distant national government. captioned by media access group at wgbh access.wgbh.org
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the city is 20 times the size of ancient copan. it is more than 4 times as large as monte alban. here was a society of lords and priests, intricate art and architecture. the pyramids of the sun and the moon are among the largest buildings ever constructed in the ancient new world. by a.d. 600, this was the most complex society in all of mesoamerica. archaeologist william sanders. in this area where i'm standing, which is right on the southern edge of the ancient city, there are between 80 and 100 permanent springs. there is some convincing evidence that at the time of the peak of the ancient city, the water from these springs was harnessed into an elaborate canal system that provided permanent irrigation for at least 7,000 or 8,000 acres of land down on the bottom of the teotihuacan valley, rich, fertile alluvium with very high productivity. this must have provided at least one of the major sources of the production of staple foods for the ancient city at its peak. keach: some archaeologists think the irrigation system was controlled by the state -- the king and his high-ranking
the city is 20 times the size of ancient copan. it is more than 4 times as large as monte alban. here was a society of lords and priests, intricate art and architecture. the pyramids of the sun and the moon are among the largest buildings ever constructed in the ancient new world. by a.d. 600, this was the most complex society in all of mesoamerica. archaeologist william sanders. in this area where i'm standing, which is right on the southern edge of the ancient city, there are between 80 and...
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cities, is an incredible, vast megalopolis-- by far the world's largest-- and containing a very large proportion of the japanese population. translator: tokyo's expansion has been striking. many people predicted a breakdown with the strain. but it has neither broken down nor stopped growing. i believe that one of the major reasons for this is the comprehensive transportation network. the system's design resembles a wheel with spokes. people who live in the suburbs can board a train at their local station and ride any of the spokes directly to one of the central stations such as tokyo, otemachi or ginza. i think that there are few systems like this one in other countries. narrator: saitama prefecture is one of the fastest-growing areas where workers can still find an affordable home. sako toshiaki works as a department manager in a major cosmetics firm. he moved to his house in saitama prefecture back in the 1970s en his children were young. ( speaking japanese ) translator: the air here is really clean. i remember when first moved here how pretty the stars were. bere that, we halid in
cities, is an incredible, vast megalopolis-- by far the world's largest-- and containing a very large proportion of the japanese population. translator: tokyo's expansion has been striking. many people predicted a breakdown with the strain. but it has neither broken down nor stopped growing. i believe that one of the major reasons for this is the comprehensive transportation network. the system's design resembles a wheel with spokes. people who live in the suburbs can board a train at their...
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chunks of territory in several cities to the opposition and wants to retake control of these areas." the international committee of the red cross of the situation is worsening in several parts of the country simultaneously. according to the syrian observatory for human rights, 51 civilians and 12 soldiers were killed on tuesday. turkey is reporting more than 2000 syrians have fled across the border in the last 48 hours. this comes as more reports emerge that both the syrian military and opposition rebels are receiving heavy arms from outside supporters. on tuesday, secretary of state hillary clinton accused russia of aiding the government of president bashar al-assad. >> we have confronted the russians about stopping the continued arms shipments to syria. from time to time they have said we should not worry that everything in our shipping is unrelated to their actions internally. that is untrue. we are concerned about the latest information we have that there are attack helicopters on the way from russia to syria, which will escalate the conflict quite dramatically. >> russia has ack
chunks of territory in several cities to the opposition and wants to retake control of these areas." the international committee of the red cross of the situation is worsening in several parts of the country simultaneously. according to the syrian observatory for human rights, 51 civilians and 12 soldiers were killed on tuesday. turkey is reporting more than 2000 syrians have fled across the border in the last 48 hours. this comes as more reports emerge that both the syrian military and...
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city's own god -- nergal, the god of death. zimansky: there was a large temple area, in which we found pieces of sculpture -- lifesize and somewhat smaller -- of animals, human beings, all of which were probably part of the temple furniture. keach: they also found fish hooks, weights to hold down nets and fish spears -- all evidence there was once water here. written tablets like these describe mashkan shapir as a major port. but the city was 20 miles from the tigris river and 30 miles from the euphrates. how could a major inland port or any city, for that matter, survive in the desert so far from water ? stone begins a search for the source of water. for a perspective not possible from the ground, she orders a digital photograph of the area from the french spot satellite. with artificial color, she analyzes the image on the stony brook computers. stone: in this blow-up, you can see the perimeter of the site right here, the two harbors -- one here and one less clear over here, which were fed by two main canals, one here and one
city's own god -- nergal, the god of death. zimansky: there was a large temple area, in which we found pieces of sculpture -- lifesize and somewhat smaller -- of animals, human beings, all of which were probably part of the temple furniture. keach: they also found fish hooks, weights to hold down nets and fish spears -- all evidence there was once water here. written tablets like these describe mashkan shapir as a major port. but the city was 20 miles from the tigris river and 30 miles from the...
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misdemeanor marijuana arrests have skyrocketed in new york city in recent years largely because of stop and frisk. >> a young person has a small amount of marijuana in their pocket and that is a violation. that is a fine. police officers say turnout your pockets, and now it is a crime. who could defend against that? >> your response to the governor's proposal? >> look, he is doing the right thing. what has been happening in the city is because you have this intense focus on young black and brown people, they have been busted at a much higher rate for something which is, frankly, a very common part of life in this country. 75% of grown-ups in our country have smoked pot at least once. when you do 90% of your stop and frisks on people of color in your city, what happens is they get busted for what they have in their pockets much more frequently than white folks get busted by what they have in their pockets. the penalty for young person as a result going through for what many has become a rite of passage becomes much higher, and even read to people being kicked out of public housing, not b
misdemeanor marijuana arrests have skyrocketed in new york city in recent years largely because of stop and frisk. >> a young person has a small amount of marijuana in their pocket and that is a violation. that is a fine. police officers say turnout your pockets, and now it is a crime. who could defend against that? >> your response to the governor's proposal? >> look, he is doing the right thing. what has been happening in the city is because you have this intense focus on...
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eventually, they'll go to the city or they'll go to a large college, and somehow, they drift back because there's a simplicity and a lack of materialism with that kind of attitude. let me - well, i promised you a question, let's do it. >> oh, i'm just thinking of what you said about this being a secular country, and i would agree with that, and that's because we are a plurastic country. we allow everyone to believe in their own way, and to practice their faith, as long as they do not injure anyone else, and this is our country, this is the way it is. and so it must be very difficult for people who come from - >> more totalistic, more unity - >> like a totalistic society and faith, when they come into this country, because immediately they judge that we are not only secular but godless, and materialistic. >> and kind of get confused in that sense because - >> exactly. >> this is a wonderful conversation, and we're going to pick this up when we get to the social dimension, so i don't want to diminish it. before we get to the end of the class, though, i wanted to go to our hare krishna devot
eventually, they'll go to the city or they'll go to a large college, and somehow, they drift back because there's a simplicity and a lack of materialism with that kind of attitude. let me - well, i promised you a question, let's do it. >> oh, i'm just thinking of what you said about this being a secular country, and i would agree with that, and that's because we are a plurastic country. we allow everyone to believe in their own way, and to practice their faith, as long as they do not...
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, including mexico city. ar rio has, for almost a hundd years, beenheest central region, that is,alisco, michoacan. and we found tt indeed, beenheest central region, it was still t most important . that is,alisco, michoacan. narrator: jones then sees a surprising cluster here, whe eaecit. nes:l me hasccelyeen studd ociascnt we were erore suri nes:l me hasccelyeen studd heag of migrat fr the nend i a huo is w s, but to verify this, i eded to go into the fiel rrator: jones's search has brought him here, tohe mesa e, a high dry plateau beginning near mexico city and sttching to the u.s. border. and employment here:ditiaa gold andilver mining. but one look at the mines and a talk wh so remaining workers coirms the sad economic stistics. butchear mesubsteseand a drop e talk wh so remaining workers have cut many jobsere. jos: what we found in the north central region was a decline in production and in employment in the mining sector, whiccorresponded, spatially, remarkably closely to the migration patterns. narrator: so mining incomeas lowered regional living standards. ( dog barking ) whatut
, including mexico city. ar rio has, for almost a hundd years, beenheest central region, that is,alisco, michoacan. and we found tt indeed, beenheest central region, it was still t most important . that is,alisco, michoacan. narrator: jones then sees a surprising cluster here, whe eaecit. nes:l me hasccelyeen studd ociascnt we were erore suri nes:l me hasccelyeen studd heag of migrat fr the nend i a huo is w s, but to verify this, i eded to go into the fiel rrator: jones's search has brought...
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she's department head at a company on the outskirts of the city. it's the first company in kenya that specializes in portable toilets for large events or family reunions. the company is working to expand and they're working on a new branch of business, waste water treatment plants. it's a rapidly growing sector in kenya. lucy said it's a challenge but her international experience has helped. >> the first thing i noticed was how we do our meetings and the minutes. so i changed the meeting minutes template from this task-item responsible target date. it's really helped us because in every meeting we've closed an item, we need to move to the next. >> lucy's boss said that her fondness for order irritates her colleagues, but they value employees who are efficient and have international experience. >> we need to focus on people who have longer-term plans. it's where you find one-year on a job and moving to the next job for 5% increment or even a 1% increment. they're looking at building careers. >> his company is competing with international companies.
she's department head at a company on the outskirts of the city. it's the first company in kenya that specializes in portable toilets for large events or family reunions. the company is working to expand and they're working on a new branch of business, waste water treatment plants. it's a rapidly growing sector in kenya. lucy said it's a challenge but her international experience has helped. >> the first thing i noticed was how we do our meetings and the minutes. so i changed the meeting...
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large sections of damascus and other cities in syria were destroyed by french artillery in order to keep french rule. they have not forgotten. they still feel very strongly arab, very strongly syrian and want to preserve their solvency. a western invasion is very much geared. even more than that, the turkish invasions are feared. i spoke to many armenians in aleppo. they remember armenian massacres as the first world war and do now to see armenian troops, nor to the kurds of northeast syria want to see the turks because the turkish record of treatment of kurds is appalling. >> "democracy now!" spoke to karam nachar, a cyber activist. he has advocated for international intervention. >> i realize liberals around the world in particular are very wary of the replication of the iraq scenario. i think the world should know this is not iraq, but a society that has been mobilizing against the regime for the past year. there is a humanitarian disaster unfolding on the ground. there is a moral responsibility to protect the syrian people. this is not a perfect situation. it is complicated. it will
large sections of damascus and other cities in syria were destroyed by french artillery in order to keep french rule. they have not forgotten. they still feel very strongly arab, very strongly syrian and want to preserve their solvency. a western invasion is very much geared. even more than that, the turkish invasions are feared. i spoke to many armenians in aleppo. they remember armenian massacres as the first world war and do now to see armenian troops, nor to the kurds of northeast syria...